Toward the Setting Sun
by
William S. Phillips
A Personal Commission® Print Countersigned by the Surviving Doolittle Raiders during their 68th Annual Reunion.
The 68th Annual Reunion of the Doolittle Raiders will take place at Wright-Patterson AFB April 16-18, 2010 . In 1942, 16 aircraft, crewed by 80 men, flew this historic mission. Five of the eight surviving crew members will be attending the reunion and signing
Toward the Setting Sun;
Col. USAF (Ret.) Richard E. Cole, Co-Pilot Crew 1
Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) Robert L. Hite, Co-Pilot Crew 16
Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) Edward J. Saylor, Engineer Crew 15
Major USAF (Ret) Thomas C. Griffin, Navigator Crew 9
SSgt David J. Thatcher, Engineer-Gunner Crew 7
Toward the Setting Sun features the USS Hornet (CV-8) with the Doolittle Raiders’ 16 B-25s lashed down across her deck as she steams majestically into a Pacific sunset. SBDs of the USS Enterprise’s (CV-6) Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) patrol the skies above.
At the time, the mission was referred to as the Halsey-Doolittle Raid; and here Phillips pays homage to the Navy’s significant role. Sending two United States aircraft carriers, Task Force 16, to the coast of the Rising Sun in 1942 was a courageous and risky move; especially for a nation reeling from Japan’s string of Pacific victories. Most of the ships and sailors that made up Vice Admiral Halsey’s TF 16 would six weeks later deal a staggering blow to the Japanese Fleet off Midway. The Halsey-Doolittle Raid truly marked when the Rising Sun began to set.
Sincerely,
Scott Usher
Publisher and President
The Greenwich Workshop, Inc.
Image Size: 24" x 16.5"
Actual Print
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Original oil painting!!!!
William Phillip's original oil on board painting entitled
"Toward the Setting Sun".
Back of Painting
Original Painting Price $16,500.00
This painting is approx. 16.5" x 24"
It is signed on the back by Cole, Hite, Griffin, and Thatcher
Original oil painting!!!!
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